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Direct linkLisa Michelle Condino-Snopkowski – ProQuest LLC, 2020
There has been a long-standing history of segregation and exclusion of students with disabilities from receiving a quality education in public school districts throughout the country. In response to the growing outcry for equal opportunities for students with and without special needs, Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Principals, Supervisors, Attitudes
Eckes, Suzanne; Gibbs, Jesulon – Journal of School Leadership, 2012
Research demonstrates that students with disabilities are harassed more than their nondisabled peers. Students with disabilities who have been severely harassed have argued that they are not receiving a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) as required by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Bullying, Public Education, Court Litigation
Download full textRebell, Michael A. – Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2011
Raising academic standards and eliminating achievement gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students are America's prime national educational goals. Current federal and state policies, however, largely ignore the fact that the childhood poverty rate in the United States is 21%, the highest in the industrialized world, and that poverty…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Low Income Students, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Tom – Volta Review, 1977
An attorney cites the needs for legislation to secure the rights of hearing impaired persons in legal issues (to assure confidential communication between attorney and client and to provide interpreter services), in automobile driving and insurance, and in unanswered questions regarding P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Deafness, Federal Legislation, Hearing Impairments
Utah State Univ., Salt Lake City. Intermountain Plains Regional Resource Center. – 1981
Intended for the Impartial Due Process Hearing Officer, the manual provides information on hearing procedures with particular emphasis on Wyoming's rules and regulations and the mandates of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Chapter I reviews the constitutional and legislative background for due process procedures.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1977
The document presents a resource manual for impartial hearing officers in the State of Maryland, who will preside at special education hearings as mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). A copy of P.L. 94-142 is provided, along with the Buckley Amendment and the August 23 and May 4, 1977 issues of the Federal…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Due Process, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Riley, David P.; And Others – 1978
The booklet provides a history of the legislative and court action in the area of special education. The National Defense Education Act of 1958 and the Secondary Education Act of 1965 are cited as two legislative milestones in education. Federal involvement in special education is discussed including the acts assisting the handicapped, gifted, and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Due Process, Federal Legislation
Ross, John W. – 1979
The report considers state and federal policy issues regarding parent surrogates for handicapped children as mandated by P. L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Clarification about the limited advocacy role of the parent surrogate is given. The first chapter looks at identification of students who need surrogate parents:…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Children, Civil Liberties, Disabilities
Peer reviewedTurnbull, H. Rutherford, III – School Law Bulletin, 1977
Summarizes and discusses PL 94-142, the federal Education of All Handicapped Children Act, and compares it with North Carolina's Equal Educational Opportunities Act. Also comments on Sec. 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other relevant North Carolina legislation. (JG)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Lilly, Terese J.; Shotel, Jay R. – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1987
Many states are developing regulations for serving handicapped infants based on P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which was written to cover ages 3-21. As a result, confusing and discrepant practices are occurring that do not necessarily address the unique nature and needs of infants. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Infants
Peer reviewedBaird, Susie M.; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1984
Information solicited on categorization practices throughout the United States examined existing educational provisions for chronically ill children. Results indicate that educational agencies are making efforts to meet the special needs of these children. Kinds of services offered, special problems encountered, and major difficulties to be…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Responsibility, School Health Services, School Role
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1979
The Annual Program Plan for Fiscal Year 1980 presents descriptions of Oregon's efforts to serve handicapped children under Part B P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and P.L. 89-313. Addressed are procedures in the following areas: public notice and opportunity for comment, policy on priorities, procedural safeguards,…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1978
The information contained in the body of this document was obtained from the "Federal Register." The document presents educators in the state of Idaho with information on the maintenance of student records and the control of access to those records. The appendix contains examples of forms and procedures used by the state department of…
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Elementary Secondary Education
Mazzullo, Mariann C. – 1979
The paper explores aspects of an individualized educational program (IEP) for use with handicapped school age children. An IEP is defined, the target group established, and components of the IEP are outlined. Some of the philosophical and legislative background for the IEP are discussed and its place within the school district framework is…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Handicapped Children. – 1979
The site review program guide is designed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in the full implementation of Wiconsin's Chapter 115, federal law P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through a systematic review and monitoring of the total special education program. The…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Guides
